DISCOURAGEMENT

discouragement

(noun) the act of discouraging; “the discouragement of petty theft”

discouragement

(noun) the expression of opposition and disapproval

discouragement, disheartenment, dismay

(noun) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

discouragement (countable and uncountable, plural discouragements)

The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.

The act of discouraging.

Anything that discourages.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*cour"age*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. descouragement, F. découragement.]

1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.

2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement. "Discouragements from vice." Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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